This blog is about my life as a mother and nanna and about my great family.

Thursday, 12 January 2012

What did you want to be when you were a child?

Last night I laid in bed and thought of
a great topic to write about today and of course when I got up the
topic was left behind in my bed
somewhere...........bugga................

So what should I entertain you all with
today..............let me think ok enough thinking it is giving me a
headache and that is never good even more so when I have a grandchild
here wanting my attention.............Little Leo is home from day
care as he has been unwell and they suggested that we keep him home
today and yes when we got up he didn't look or sound to good but of
course now he is acting and sounding more like himself..........

What
did you want to be when you were a child?

When I was a child when people would
say to me what do you want to be when you grow up I would just look
at them and shrug, I had no idea I just didn't think that far ahead.
I remember when I was in my teens my nan asked me what type of
boyfriend I wanted and again I shrugged I had no idea, well I did
have an idea but thought it would sound silly so said
nothing............I wanted someone like my dad who I thought was
just the most perfect man ever............

At some point I decided that I wanted
to be a wife and mother, I never had and desire to work outside the
home at any type of job. I did do a secretarial course when I left
school but only because my best friend Cathy wanted to do on and as
it turned out I got into the course and she didn't.......

After I left Tafe I did look for a job
but without any luck and then I met Tim and got married and had
children and I can honestly say I have been happy with how my life
has turned out.........

very interesting. i wanted to be an archaeologist when i was growing up. i loved history - ancient, dig it up kind of history - and really loved to read about the different Indian tribes of this continent.

Actually, when I was young, I didn't want to be young anymore.Now that I'm middle-aged, I no longer want to be middle-aged.When I'm elderly, I'll wonder why I was bitching about being middle-aged.Seriously, when I was young, I wanted to be in the Navy.Done.Now what?Oh. Yeah. That elderly thing.Crap.

I wanted to be a nurse. Leaving your idea in bed reminds me of a poem I like. The poet thinks of the greatest poem ever and writes it on the sheet. He comes back to the hotel room and his sheet is gone -- to the laundry. The greatest poem has been washed away.

Hi Jo-anne, I wanted to be a teacher, probably because as a schoolgirl that was the profession that I knew most about. Then I toyed with the idea of being a psychologist before I faced the truth that all I ever really wanted to be was an artist (not the most lucrative path in life).

A teacher. I realized my dream and have the college degree/credentials to teach, but I got married and started having kids.

Now that they are all just about grown and out of the house I am ready for Pooldad to retire and enjoy "us" time. But if I had to work so he could retire I would happily go into teaching to give him a break as he has done such a fabulous job of taking care of us these past few decades.

Hey Jo-Anne! :) I really didn't have any big dreams or plans growing up either. When I got older I wanted to be a veterinarian but I think that's a pretty common thing for kids who love animals. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I guess I'm finally happy just being me.

The job of being a mother and housewife is the best job but it doesn't pay well except for the rewards of watching children and grandchildren grow.I can't remember what I wanted to be until I was in highs chool then I wanted to be a Sports Teacher.

i just wanted to know i wasn't the only one. i was orphaned by 10 and lost my support system. well being a gay child in small town alabama wasn't easy or fun, i was on my own by 16. (worked and graduated hs and got a degree in horticulture by the time i was 18) i finally left home (bama) in 1990 and discovered there are millions of wonderful bright witty fashion forward fabulous guys just like me! it wasn't easy but it was worth it, life is good!